#TW3 headcanons

[windflowerofskellige]

Gaunter O'Dimm is likely a very ancient deity in the witcher world who no longer has a cult but exists because the fear of something is a belief in something and I have been thinking about this extensively it fucks me UP. He's a god in the way the devil from the bible is a god and that makes me feral.

[animezinglife]

It would take a lot to convince me that Az doesn't move through the shadows like higher vampires do in Blood and Wine.

And I absolutely do not want to be convinced otherwise.

[eycsnow666]

Hey! You asked me, and I love these sort of games, so I'm paying it forward.

If you want to do the character aske, I'd ask for your take on Geralt of Rivia 🥰

ah Geralt, my beloved most neutral witcher and bestest monster killer in all the land (/s ^^)

Sexuality Headcanon: once upon a time, a young Geralt fancied himself strictly as a woman’s man, and that his same sex dalliances w other witchers were simply bc of lonely nights in Kaer Morhen. Until he left KM and found himself not averse to bedding women and men alike. Life is full of surprises and sometimes they are children, sometimes the discovery that cock is prettty good. And since life as a witcher is Toil and Labour, he wasn’t about to over-complicate smth he personally had no objections with just because some rando noble might be uncomfortable. Quite the useful attitude for a witcher living on the outskirts of civilisation, so that worked out for him.

This is just my hc for a TW3 timeline with overt homophobia, based on the encounter with Mislav. Because CDPR have proven themselves cowards by not showing a single dick in the entirety of the games and therefore cannot be 100% trusted with canon, I like to also imagine another where homophobia is less prominent (and non-existent in most regions) where geralt is…exactly the same. no fucks given except for in bed ;)

Gender Headcanon: a cis man, and pragmatic and doesn’t give a hoot if prudes shake their heads at his gender non-conforming habits. if a warm, comfy article of clothing in his possession happens to be a dress, it’s being worn, and how majestic. he knows how to braid hair, bc it doesn’t hurt to know how. Bonus: kid!Ciri adored him for it. Besides, gender-coding things sounds like an Other People kinda problem, and he is but a simple witcher with potions to brew and blades to oil, so…

A ship I have with said character: Geralt/Emhyr is my current obsession💖 Geralt/Regis and Geralt/Dettlaff are two close faves. All simultaneously within the same timeline bc my blorbos love to share

A BROTP I have with said character: a begrudging understanding between Geralt and Mererid, whose dislike of Geralt rose exponentially when he heard of Emhyr taking on Geralt as a lover. But Geralt worked some magic (read: really good sex and perhaps some axii for the nerves) to make emhyr’s mood do a 180 or maybe just a 90, he’s still a grump sometimes

and mererid was like, ‘you. you can stay.’

A NOTP I have with said character: none particularly? m8 if I encounter a ‘squick’ ship (think themes of incest for example) that’s also well-crafted, count me in for eating the dead dove

Random headcanons:

The only time he seriously reassessed his sex life was: 1) after falling for Regis, and even then it was more bc of the mental image of Papa Vesemir scolding him that he was meant to fight, not fuck this creature, and 2) falling for Emhyr, but then he seriously contemplated many other things too…

No way is he not a good cook what with those witcher-level potion brewing skills and olfactory senses

he has really nice hands! when they’re not encrusted with monster gore, anyway. and he takes good care of them too

General Opinion over said character: one of my fave things abt his character is that even though he’s pushing 100, he’s still a big awkward turtle. and also that his hero complex pulls him in directions he wouldn’t intentionally go makes him even more fun (see: every single bit of politics shenanigans his allegedly neutral arse gets swept into). I love him. my babygirl.

that was fun, thanks for the ask!!

[justhereforeskel]

The original "strong foreboding witcher in a red bobble touque" popped up in my notes, reminding me once again about @on-a-lucky-tide 's excellent Grey Army post and my brain demanded doodles. 💜🐺

So have a really quick doodle with more knitted things for the best witcher 💜

[hanzajesthanza]

while we’re talking about lesbians, i claim intellectual property of milva being a lesbian, this is the home of lesbian milva (as if she were a specialty lemonade or something), all others are pretenders and imitations

[bookcalanthedaily]

EMPRESS CIRILLA just a girl from cintra

cirilla fiona elen riannon, or rather becca of tigg, named after the first-ever queen of cintra, was a girl of lower aristocracy, grand-niece to baron eylembert of tigg, known better in queen calanthe's court as coodcoodak.

[akhuna]

Gaetan getting one of these “Don’t worry, it’s not my blood” T-shirts for his birthday or Yule.

[kitsunebattleboxer]

Yo I actually really like the idea of a completely silent Geralt while he’s on hunts. But super growly when he’s with his brothers/frustrated at something/at nobles that won’t give him his pay/etc

The creature that wants to kill you will not growl.

The function of a growl is as a warning. It is a communication that violence is available as a tool, but is not preferred. Other outcomes, besides your death, are available and should be considered.

But the creature that wants to kill you will not growl.

If your death is the goal, then growling will only serve as a delay and may result in your escape, which runs counter to the goal. There will be no growl, no warning. There will be no snarl or hiss or bluster. The creature that bares its teeth with the intent to kill only does so to bring closer its fangs to your demise.

The creature that growls does not want to kill you, but will if it must.

I advise you to appreciate the warning. You may not receive another.

[decahedrones]

Ciri thorough the game

Part 4 - Temple Island

Mods used:

face | hair | clothes

[rosedforbes]

꒰ ♡ ꒱ ﹕ Klaroline + fanon!love child ft. Cool Kids by Echosmith

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, YOKAN!!! (๑ᵔ⤙ᵔ๑) ݁ ₊ ⊹ . ݁ 🎂

for @galvanizedfriend

this is the little thing i prepared for you!! I honestly don't know where you stand about video edits, especially the transitions one. Some people love them to bits, others don't, and I didn't want to ask you, or I would've spoiled the surprise gift more than I already had.

Anyway! This is supposed to be a Klaroeve fancam!!! I went with this type of edit because I think it's a solid middle ground in case you're not really a fan of transition edits. It's not too fast, but it's still a bit creative!!! (although I suggest you to stop it every now and then so you won't have a stroke trying to read all the stuff).

Also, the song choice was not casual! "Cool Kids" by Echosmiths is constantly playing in my head whenever I read this part of TWO:

❝“I like your hair like this,” she says, her fingers disappearing between dark honey curls. “You should keep it. Maybe a little trim on the sides just to make it more trendy.”

"I do strive to blend in," he delivers with dry humor.

“You’ll be a hit with the cool kids.”

"Everything I've ever strived for."❞

But that's not everything!! I noticed that they say something similar in TW3, too!

❝"Might need some supervision, but I think she can manage," she replies. "I've always wanted one of these when I was little. All the cool kids had it. And by cool kids, I mean Elena and Tyler."

"Do you honestly expect me to believe that you, Caroline Forbes, cheer captain, head of two hundred different committees, weren't one of the cool kids?"❞

Last but not least, I put Enid Sinclair (Emma Myers) as Eve because, aside from being my headcanon klarochild since the day I found out about her, it's incredibly difficult to find out scenepacks with young actors 😭😭 I wanted to go with either Dakota Fanning or McKenna Grace, but oh well!! teen!Eve it is!!

Anyway! I hope you like this, and I hope you'll have the best birthday! I know RL has been tough, so I really hope I brought a little smile on your face with this silly thing 🥹

[secretprincesskitty]

my unpopular opinion about tw3 is that I like none of the endings

I want Ciri free and independent, using her powers the way she likes, having autonomy over her body and choices

the witcher ending probably is closest to this, but when she talks with Geralt about being a witcher, she seems more tired and resigned than happy :( the "when they treat women different it doesn't mean better" hit me so hard

I'd rather have her become a vigilante, stealing from the rich, giving to the poor, sometimes fighting monster to save people, but never because she needs the money and if some alderman is an asshole to her, then she can punch them and don't care if she still gets paid, she'll steal their wallet, too! she has adventures, like when they stole back the circus's horses with Geralt, and takes the money she needs and gives away the rest

basically chaotic good rogue Ciri is my headcanon for her ending!

[essskel]

wait explain the haunted house post tags

are you talking about kaer morhen

sorry the curiosity is eating at me lmao

(this post for context)

Yes I was talking about Kaer Morhen! What follows is mostly speculation and personal headcanon:

So post tw3, I do see the tragic appeal of Vesemir (or any number of dead witchers) haunting Kaer Morhen, but I prefer not to think of Vesemir as a ghost, or at least a pained, sinister one. He was laid to rest with love, and he died fulfilling his devotion to his family. And maybe the other witcher spirits that remained were given a more full sense of closure after his funeral too.

So that leaves Eskel as the caretaker of Kaer Morhen. Geralt has his family, Lambert knows better. It’s just Eskel. He’s the last ‘true’ wolf witcher in the keep, not even a troubled spirit to keep him company, to rattle the doors and open the cubbards, not even the distorted voice of dead Vesemir to tell him what to do with himself, no one to guide him, no one to fill the silence.

Eskel himself is the ghost then. He’s the cold, silent, shape of a witcher that walks the halls of Kaer Morhen night and day. If you were to hike up to the castle, you might see his form in a window, you might hear his footsteps on the stair, see a flash of igni on a dark night. The age of Witchers is dead, the school of the wolf with it, all that’s left is Eskel, dragging around its corpse, muttering the names of dead men.

[loosketches]

Bartek and Yakub reuniting after eigths months on the path.

witcher ttrpg

I'm thinking about showing off some characters I created for my witcher ttrpg campaign, some people would be interested?

[panur]

Radovid Joins the Hansa

At the Radskier discord we are Goncharov-ing what Radovid-joins-the-hansa (aka: Hansovid) AU would be like and here's some of the ideas shared so far:

the exact details on HOW this happens are not set in stone (Did Radovid escape before Vizimir got offed, leaving Pip and Siggi without a convenient spare? After? More importantly, does he have the annuity??), but some headcanons are:

Art major nerd perk, Radovid knows a lot about slightly more practical things, like art, history and architecture and sometimes weird law facts that he personally found interesting

barding- under Jaskier's tutelage, Radovid's playing has improved dramatically, which is great because unlike jaskier who is kind of recognizable, Radovid can more easily go into towns as a perfectly average, unremarkable bard, making getting items/information while keeping anonymity (they usually pair him up w Regis for safety reasons)

Very good at looking dumb and pretty and quite pathetic which makes people underestimate him more

Courtly training so he's polite and educated… and good at remembering faces and names.

THE ONE NORMAL PERSON IN THIS GROUP. Radovid often ends up being the most sensible/practical person in a situation simply by process of elimination. Radovid will read a potion saying 'drink me' and...not do it. He'll see spoopy shit and walk the fuck out. He's the guy who asks who's on the other side before opening to sus knocking.

he's very bad at athletic stuff and takes awhile to build stamina, but at least this time everyone's got horses and boots so it balances out

Radovid is not good at self defense BUT does have some concept of swordsmanship/archery… from like like 20 years ago. He is, however, decided not to be a burden and not to get left behind. He's especially invested in protecting Jaskier- who Radovid is horrified to find- is even more useless than he himself is (bitch you live like this??).; Because Radovid has common sense and self preservation instincts, things jaskier is mostly lacking).

he eventually starts getting lessons from Cahir and Milva when time permits, and healing stuff from Regis. He's got excellent memory and attention to detail, but remains average at swordsmanship/archery.

he is, however, fairly good with a crossbow (no the wrist ones from TW3, the bigger ones ).

he also gets a cute ponytail/braid and smiles more! (original art by naumaxia-art)

Still too weaksauce for the path?

we've named him 'Faro', after a type of Cintran beer

He's a Polish Tatra Sheepdog and was acquired by the group when Geralt was handling a monster infestation. Unfortunately neither the puppo's owners, nor his sheep were spared, but puppo not only survived, but saved Jask and Radovid and became extremely protective of them.

I imagine the acquisition goes something like:

Geralt: absolutely not. Radovid: I'm calling for a vote! Milva: You. You're calling for a vote? Radovid: why not? is this not a democracy? Radovid: I'm of course voting to keep him. Jaskier: I second the vote to keep the very handsome boy! Angoulême: come on Geralt, we'd never have found where the Barghest were coming from without him, AND he saved your bard from walking straight into it. Jaskier: yes Geralt, he saved your bard! Geralt: fine, then I vote no. Milva: I'm not taking care of any more mutts than I have to Radovid: he's clearly purebred! Cahir: still no. Geralt: see? We are done here Angoulême: *the little shit* nunca hasn't voted yet. Geralt: *sigh* Regis, can you please tell them so we can leave? Regis: Geralt: Regis. Geralt: Regis, no Regis: *trying not to smile like he's entirely charmed* … well, he is a very handsome boy.

In the end Regis suggest they at least try to get him to civilization so he can be adopted by a good family, but in the week it takes to get to it, Faro proves himself the MVP, not only will it defend the weakest party members, but it's a vert smart dog who will deter wolves/and will bodily shepherd jaskier away from dangerous areas/items as needed.

the one and only drawback is that Jaskier and Radovid can no longer have obnoxiously loud sex since Faro gets stressed thinking they're getting hurt and will try to intervene, effectively cockblocking them.

Finally Geralt gets some (relative) #blessedsilence

Geralt: *hugging the dog* I'm so sorry i ever doubted you

feel free to add to this!

#it's free real estate prompt just tag me so i can read

[unapologetic-ciri-shipper]

"Roche/Ciri: I am perfectly fine with that. If I have ideas, I will write a snippet. Something nice and fluffy. Maybe I'll start at the battle of Kaer Morhen and how they saved each other's butts? 🤔 I am really bad at writing Roche and tw3 doesn't deliver much dialogue with him imho, so it will take a while since my muse will kiss me. So help me out then and give me a characterization of Roche, please. Some background you gave Roche, maybe?"

Do you think I'm so stupid as to believe that your words are definitely not a joke to be ridiculed? Well, who would even write about a disgusting ship of good things? This ship of the fandom is either dead or broken up, so as not to interfere with the best canons.

Do you have a new account again?! Isn't it boring doing that?

I believe you are so fucking dense not to read between the lines, Marina - I even said it literally in your quote but I say it more clearly as for Lambert talking to drunken dense Geralt in really slow words:

I can't write Roche in a way I would find enjoyable, you would find enjoyable. So I don't write him - why should I write something I don't enjoy, you would probably not enjoy because of a lack of quality- or what do you want to read:

a threesome with Roche/Ciri/Morvran a nilfgaardian lovestory - I would start very sweet with Morvran falling in love with Roche and then Emhyr approaching Morvran for a marriage with Ciri. Ciri of course agrees to two handsome men and while she had an eye on Morvran already, she is not blind about Roche and falls in love with him too.

or one with Roche/Ciri/Ves a smutty, sexy threesome in Temerias tent, where Ciri was wounded, falls in love with both Roche and Ves. I could write this as erotica but I don't see more i that couple.

Or a Toussaint's style fary tale about Roche, Ciri and magic horses and a curse?

These are storys I would write if my muse is kissing me. Stories I would read

Ves is also one character that doesn't talk to me, so I don't write Ves as well. Same goes with Triss. Surprise - people have preferences.

You failed to answer my question: give me your headcanon about Roche, other than loving and caring - normal human decency are the base line. So how was his childhood, does he have a favorite color, food etc? Something that is not given by the games? Now I don't wanna know - time is up. You can't tell me that you waste your time in thinking about how other people's personal preferences are silent mockery towards you instead of thinking about a decent backstory of your beloved character. Give us a fucking break and stop spamming our inboxes about your personal "The Fandom - Blood and WHINE" and be fucking productive!

So hush - dream about Roche and Ciri elsewhere.

[windflowerofskellige]

If I'm allowed to offer, maybe Jan could be a foster child of Morvran and Lyonors (if you're gonna change his appearance to match his parents' ones, nevermind ~~) so he was raised by them and then everything would be according to you headcanons, yes. He also could have siblings (LyoRan biological children) !?

Anyway, it's just my thoughts, you have such wonderful OCs so I can't help but imagine stories with them, they're so realistic and well-written!!

P.s. Lyonors seems to be a person with a big kind heart who could adopt a child or even open shelters for those who are in need, and orphanages too.

P.p.s sorry for rambling, thank you for sharing your stories with us 💕

So his base appearance from Gwent (see above) and everything actually rather matches Morvran. Morvran is blond too, his hair just seems to have darkened quicker than Jan's. I would have to go into my old files for my Morvran touch up mod to show it but Morvran's hair is dark blond in engine in TW3 and that tends to happen to blonds as they age. Lyonors's mother has blue eyes and the blond hair recessive gene. But those dark eyes match Lyonors really well so I don't actually feel like I need to change Jan's appearance to match to just have him be their biological son. I actually personally think its the other way around though and Lyonors absolutely would adopt children. I think she went through the pregnancy with Jan had major complications and decided not to have any more biological children. If I give Jan siblings they'd be adopted, though I don't think she'd have more than two kids (plus it balances out the fact that Radovid and Arabella end up having seven children with two sets of twins because fraternal twins run on Arabella's mother's side of the family and other plot reasons). But the opening shelters and orphanages is actually a really good idea she'd definitely do that!!!

Anyways don't apologise!!!! I do love the rambles and Im always happy to share!!!